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The 1970s – The Best Era In Cinema History?

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Tom Jolliffe on the 1970s and why it is the best era in cinema history… There will always be a great deal of debate about the best era for cinema. For my two cents I’ll say with a great deal of assurance that the best period in cinema history was the 1970’s. There was most […]

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga gets limited edition Steelbook

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With pre-orders now open for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Best Buy has announced that it is offering a free and exclusive limited edition Han Solo in Carbonite Steelbook with copies of the game on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Here’s a look at the Steelbook cover, which is available in limited […]

Ahmed Best describes his new Jedi character in Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge

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Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge is a new game show for kids and it stars Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best in his return to the franchise. After initially appearing in Star Wars – Episode 1: The Phantom Menace as Jar Jar Binks, Ahmed Best was exposed to the worst side of movie and Star […]

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge VR game coming later this year

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ILMxLAB, the studio behind the recent Star Wars: Vader Immortal, is working on a brand new action-adventure virtual reality experience entitled Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, inspired by the new theme park land at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge is set on […]

Star Wars: The Mandalorian concept art features alternate designs for Baby Yoda

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During the latest episode of Disney+’s Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, some new pieces of concept art from the hit live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian has been unveiled which offers a look at some not-so-cute early designs for The Child; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Hasbro reveals new Star Wars: The Black Series figures […]

Ahmed Best returns to Star Wars in trailer for Jedi Temple Challenge

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Originally announced back in December, Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge begins next week, and a new trailer has been released which features Ahmed Best – a.k.a. the Prequel Trilogy’s Jar-Jar Binks – who makes his return to the galaxy far, far away as the game show’s host, the Jedi Master Kelleran Beq. Star Wars: […]

Star Wars: The High Republic delayed until 2021

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It’s not just films and TV shows which are being delayed as a result of the global health crisis, as the official Star Wars website has announced that Lucasfilm is pushing back the launch of its new publishing initiative Star Wars: The High Republic into 2021. “Given these unprecedented times, we have made the decision […]

Hasbro reveals new Star Wars: The Black Series figures from Rebels, The Mandalorian and the Original Trilogy

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Hasbro has unveiled another wave of Star Wars The Black Series figures, complete with brand new packaging and including Kanan, Ezra, Chopper, Sabine, Hera, Zeb, and Ahsoka from Star Wars Rebels, Admiral Ackbar and Teebo from Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder Suit) and Darth Vader from The Empire Strikes Back, The Mandalorian and […]

Ronald D. Moore shares details about George Lucas’ “extraordinary” Star Wars: Underworld TV show

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Ronald D. Moore, creator of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and a writer on George Lucas’ scrapped Star Wars: Underworld TV show, has shared a few details about what could have been. Before George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, he was planning to make a very ambitious Star Wars TV show set in the lower levels […]